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Kittitas County County -Wide Planning Policies - April 16, 2013 <br />ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND EMPLOYMENT <br />1. Issues <br />1. Overall Economic Development Plan <br />Policy A: <br />The jurisdictions in Kittitas County will cooperate with the Kittitas <br />-Yakima Resource Conservation and Economic Development District in preparing an annual <br />"Overall Economic Development Plan." Other appropriate agencies, businesses, and individuals <br />will be involved in the process. <br />2. County -wide Economic Vitality, <br />Policy A: <br />Economic vitality and job development will be encouraged in all the jurisdictions consistent with <br />all community growth policies developed in accordance with the Growth Management Act. <br />3. Financing for Public Facilities. <br />Policy A: <br />Planning and financing for public facilities to serve potential business and industries except <br />natural resource based should be limited to urban growth areas. <br />Amended through Kittitas County Ord, No. 2013-005 Page 8 <br />Updated April 16, 2013 <br />4. Economic Development Strategies. <br />Policy A: <br />Economic development activities will be implemented in a manner which supports our quality of <br />life and growth management strategy. This can be achieved by the following: <br />1. Recognizing that education and training which produce a skilled work <br />force are essential to the county's economic vitality. <br />2. Basing the level of economic development activity on our ability to <br />manage the resulting growth. <br />3. Requiring non -resource based economic development activities to locate within designated <br />UGAs or incorporated cities. <br />4. Requiring economic development proposals to show how increased <br />services and infrastructure support will be provided. <br />5. Undertaking countywide and regional efforts to coordinate economic <br />